San Francisco -- Samba TV, the San Francisco-based developer of a TV audience data platform, said on Monday it has raised $30 million in its second round of funding, led by Union Grove Venture Partners. Disney, Interpublic Group, MDC Ventures, Time Warner, A+E Networks, TGM, Draper Associates and Ambition VC also participated. The company said it will use the proceeds to expand internationally and launch a variety of products in the media and advertising industry. "We raised this growth round with a specific strategy to further expand the Samba TV Audience Platform to major media markets across the world and continue our trajectory of growth and rapid innovation," said co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin. Samba's opt-in TV viewership technology is designed to help brands maximize cross-screen marketing performance through TV-synchronized digital ads and attribution models that chart the consumer's path to purchase. http://www.samba.tv http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170619005671/en/Samba-TV-Raises-30-Million-Growth-Capital _____________________________________________

o San Francisco-Based Entelo Raises $20 Million in Third Round

San Francisco -- Entelo, the San Francisco-based developer of a big data platform designed to help recruiters find, qualify and acquire talent, said it has raised $20 million in its third round of funding, led by U.S. Venture Partners. Previous backers Battery Ventures and Shasta Ventures, as well as new investor Correlation Ventures, also participated in the round, which the company will use to bolster its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerate hiring across all teams. "The impact of data-driven and data science-driven talent acquisition is going to be tremendous," said founder and CEO Jon Bischke. "This round enables us to accelerate product development that will underscore Entelo's position as the market leader in applying the latest technologies to the hiring process." More than 600 clients currently use Entelo's platform, including Capital One, Cisco, Facebook, GE, Genentech, Netflix, Northrop Grumman and Target.http://www.entelo.com https://www.entelo.com/series-c-financing/ _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based Unbxd Lands $12.5 Million in Third Round

Mountain View, Calif. -- Unbxd, the Mountain View-based developer of a product discovery platform for e-commerce, said on Monday it has landed $12.5 million in its third round of funding, led by Eight Roads Ventures, the investment arm of Fidelity International. Previous investors IDG Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners and Nirvana Ventures also took part in the round, which the company will use to bolster its AI-powered platform and open new offices closer to customers in Chicago and New York. Unbxd's core platform is designed to capture and process more than 50 shopper data signals, powering personalized search, navigation and product recommendations on e-commerce sites. The company said its technology helps retailers to capture the 15%-40% in revenue lost due to a poor product discovery experience. "Traditional rules-based e-commerce technology is hard for retailers to manage while also delivering a poor experience for their shoppers," said co-founder and CEO Pavan Sondur. "With a better AI solution in place, retailers are more competitive because shoppers can more easily buy what they seek." Customers include Ashley HomeStore, Express, FreshDirect, Rue21 and ibSupply. http://unbxd.com/ http://unbxd.com/press/unbxd-series-c-funding _____________________________________________

o San Francisco-Based Alpine Investors Closes New $532 Million Fund

San Francisco -- Alpine Investors, a San Francisco based private equity firm specializing in lower middle market companies in software and business services, said it has raised $532 million for its sixth fund. The fund, Alpine Investors VI, officially launched at the end of last year, and includes investments from endowments, family offices, foundations, gatekeepers and pension plans. "Alpine's CEO-in-Residence strategy allows the firm to buy high quality businesses in need of institutional management, where competition is relatively scarce," said Jennifer Cho Rinehart, the CEO of Acalyx Advisors, which served as placement advisor. Alpine has made more than 50 investments since its founding in 2001. http://alpine-investors.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170616005429/en/Alpine-Investors-VI-Closes-532-Million-Hard_____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Alight Raises $11 Million in First Round of Funding

San Francisco -- Alight, a San Francisco-based developer of industry-specific cloud forecasting applications, said on Monday it has landed $11 million in its first round of funding. Participants included Caterpillar Venture Capital and a consortium of Bay Area tech investors, led by Alight Chairman Steven Berger. The company said it will use the funds to expand its mining and mortgage industry verticals, as well as move into two new markets later this year. Alight's tools are designed to show the financial ripple effects of potential decisions across the enterprise. "Executives must harness huge amounts of data coming at them from all sides and seize opportunities in real-time," said CEO Michele McGovern. "Our industry-specific forecasting applications bring together the power of real-time, collaborative forecasting with robust scenario comparison and analysis."http://www.alightinc.com http://www.alightinc.com/news/alight-inc-announces-series-a-funding-round-of-11-million-including-strategic-investment-by-caterpillar-venture-capital-inc/ _____________________________________________ ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

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